SEPTEMBER 19, 2025 - Japan, Republic of Korea, and the United States completed Freedom Edge 25, the premier trilateral multi-domain exercise between the three nations, Sept. 15-19. Marking the third iteration of the landmark exercise, Freedom Edge 25 expanded on previous trilateral exercises to enhance multidomain capabilities that play a key role in promoting our shared … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 - UNITAS 2025 began with an opening ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Sept. 15. UNITAS, Latin for unity, is the longest-running annual multinational maritime exercise in the world. This year, UNITAS is featuring approximately 8,000 personnel from 25 allied and partner nations, including multiple ships, submarines and aircraft. Forces will conduct … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 - The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), arrived in Porto Romano, Durrës, Republic of Albania, on Sept. 9, 2025, for a scheduled port visit, highlighting the close partnership between the United States and Albania, a key NATO Ally. The Mount Whitney’s arrival follows a visit by U.S. Navy Adm. Stuart Munsch, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces … [Read more...]

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 5, 2025) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors stand watch in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting bilateral operations alongside the JMSDF in the Philippine Sea, Sept. 5. Higgins is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - The summer sun bakes the cobblestones of Independence Mall in Philadelphia, where visitors shuffle between the Liberty Bell Center and Independence Hall. The air hums with conversation in a dozen languages, punctuated by the excited laughter of children and the distant sounds of a horse-drawn carriage. It is here, in the heart of America's founding story, … [Read more...]